I believe there is only one race – the human race.
ROSA PARKSVictory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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